diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
index dea19e865e7..31e4ef589b2 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2TemplateTests.java
@@ -7149,4 +7149,20 @@ public class AST2TemplateTests extends AST2TestBase {
 	public void testRegression_399142() throws Exception {
 		parseAndCheckBindings();
 	}
+	
+	//	template <class T>
+	//	struct A {
+	//	    struct impl {
+	//	        static T x;
+	//	    };
+	//	    static const int value = sizeof(impl::x);
+	//	};
+	//	template <int> struct W {};
+	//	template <> struct W<1> { typedef int type; };
+	//	int main() {
+	//	    W<A<char>::value>::type w;
+	//	}
+	public void testDependentExpressionInvolvingFieldInNestedClass_399362() throws Exception {
+		parseAndCheckBindings();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
index 392b133cac0..a1421067623 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
@@ -1330,25 +1330,29 @@ public class CPPTemplates {
 
 	public static IBinding instantiateBinding(IBinding binding, ICPPTemplateParameterMap tpMap, int packOffset,
 			ICPPClassSpecialization within, int maxdepth, IASTNode point) throws DOMException {
-		if (binding instanceof IEnumerator) {
-			IEnumerator enumerator = (IEnumerator) binding;
-			IBinding owner = enumerator.getOwner();
-			if (!(owner instanceof ICPPEnumerationSpecialization)) {
+		if (binding instanceof ICPPClassTemplate) {
+			binding = createDeferredInstance((ICPPClassTemplate) binding);
+		}
+		
+		if (binding instanceof ICPPUnknownBinding) {
+			return resolveUnknown((ICPPUnknownBinding) binding, tpMap, packOffset, within, point);
+		} else if (binding instanceof IEnumerator
+				|| binding instanceof ICPPMethod 
+				|| binding instanceof ICPPField 
+				|| binding instanceof ICPPEnumeration
+				|| binding instanceof ICPPClassType) {
+			IBinding owner = binding.getOwner();
+			if (!(owner instanceof ICPPSpecialization)) {
 				owner = instantiateBinding(owner, tpMap, packOffset, within, maxdepth, point);
 			}
-			if (owner instanceof ICPPEnumerationSpecialization) {
-				return ((ICPPEnumerationSpecialization) owner).specializeEnumerator(enumerator);
-			}
-		} else if (binding instanceof ICPPUnknownBinding) {
-			return resolveUnknown((ICPPUnknownBinding) binding, tpMap, packOffset, within, point);
-		} else if (binding instanceof ICPPMethod || binding instanceof ICPPField || binding instanceof ICPPEnumeration) {
-			IBinding owner = binding.getOwner();
-			if (owner instanceof ICPPClassTemplate) {
-				owner = resolveUnknown(createDeferredInstance((ICPPClassTemplate) owner),
-						tpMap, packOffset, within, point);
-			}
-			if (owner instanceof ICPPClassSpecialization) {
-				return ((ICPPClassSpecialization) owner).specializeMember(binding, point);
+			if (binding instanceof IEnumerator) {
+				if (owner instanceof ICPPEnumerationSpecialization) {
+					return ((ICPPEnumerationSpecialization) owner).specializeEnumerator((IEnumerator) binding);
+				}
+			} else {
+				if (owner instanceof ICPPClassSpecialization) {
+					return ((ICPPClassSpecialization) owner).specializeMember(binding, point);
+				}
 			}
 		} else if (binding instanceof CPPFunctionInstance) {
 			// TODO(nathanridge):